What is CVE-2018-4072?

CVE-2018-4072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Airlink_es450, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-4072?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Sierrawireless Airlink_es450

CVE-2018-4072

An exploitable Permission Assignment vulnerability exists in the ACEManager EmbeddedAceSet_Task.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. The EmbeddedAceSet_Task.cgi executable is used to change MSCII configuration value…

EPSS: 0.266 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sierrawireless Airlink_es450
Sierrawireless Airlink_es450_firmware — versions 4.9.3
N/a Sierra Wireless — versions Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4072?: CVE-2018-4072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Airlink_es450, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-4072?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.